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Starting in the middle ages, they used to catch ducks and other waterfowl with a special building that was a big trap. (en.m.wikipedia.org)

submitted 1 year ago by FlyingSquid to c/mildlyinteresting

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago

Learning that 'decoy' comes from 'duck cage' is extremely interesting!

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fascinating but I don't quite understand how the ducks are trapped. Do they throw a net once the ducks get into the smaller area?

[–] FlyingSquid 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think so, I'm not quite clear on it either.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There is a video on the wiki page, essentially they lure/scare the duck down a tunnel made of a net with a trap door at the end and they can retrieve the duck there.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Wow, now I see it. Thanks for resolving this grand mystery for me lol.

[–] PoopingCough 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is very interesting but dang that Wikipedia page is kind of a mess compared to what I'm used to seeing

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You could edit it, even small changes help and it's easy